NATO Fears That Poland's Suwalki Gap Could Be Its Achilles' Heel
Sebastien Roblin
Security,
The gap’s two highways are the only land corridor by which NATO troops could reinforce its Baltic member states in event of a conflict with Russia.
Here's What You Need To Remember: Not only could Russian ground forces advance from Kaliningrad and possibly Belarus to interdict the gap, but they could use long-range artillery and Iskander ballistic missiles to hammer NATO bases and reinforcement columns, potentially inflicting heavy casualties and imposing critical delays. Читать дальше...